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I dunno, I think the i.MX RT500 are completely absurd.
0.40mm pitch BGA, okay so we're looking at an expensive PCB anyway. Like, what the hell? You need like 3mil trace / 2.5mil space to even breakout.
You can get an MPU with full scale Linux in the $5 / chip + $2 Power-management IC + $4 DDR2 128MB + $4 NAND 1GB Flash at roughly the same price, with easier to solder 0.80mm pitch BGAs.
The i.MX RT500 is expensive at $30 Qty1 and $20 in larger-scale bulk quantities.
So I'm not entirely sure what the hell the point of i.MX RT500 is. The NXP Microprocessors are literally cheaper... even after buying RAM and Flash. I mean, someone wanted it, so I recognize that its been created for someone. But... its difficult for me to imagine how or why.